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Women’s Ice Hockey Qualifies for Nationals – The Villanovan

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Rick Harrison in Pawn Stars said “you never know what is gonna come through the door.” The ability of the women’s club ice hockey team at Villanova to bring in women from all areas and skill levels and gel as a team is a powerful factor in its success this past season and led to many accomplishments like qualifying for the DVCHC Nationals.

One of these players is Sara Barshap, a junior forward on the team, who did not have much experience with the stickhandling, executing the tape-to-tape passes and generating the flow of the offense. In fact, it was a challenge for her just to get onto the ice with a stick and a puck, despite her father and family members playing hockey.

“I wanted to play hockey when I was younger, and then, my dad was a hockey player, and my mom was a doctor,” Barshap said.

Barshap’s mom was not too fond of her desire to play hockey because as a doctor, she was hyper aware of the risks and viewed it as a dangerous sport. However, they found a…

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